Richard Smith in Concert

Finger Style Guitar by a True Master! When guitar superstar Tommy Emmanuel singles you out as one of his favorites, you know you have chops! That's certainly the case with English-born Richard Smith, who first picked up the guitar when he was five years old after watching his father playing an Atkins/Travis version of "Down South Blues". Smith soon became a child prodigy on the guitar, and at the age of 11 he shared the stage with his idol, Chet Atkins, who invited Smith to play with him at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. He later formed the Richard Smith